Display stand



July 25, 1939. H. BRowNs'rElN 2,157,198

'DISPLAY STAND -Fi1ed May'lz, 19:57 2 sheets-sheet 1 MMM,

July25, 1939 H. BRowNsTElN y 2,167,198

DISPLAY STAND Filed May l2, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 QM/Www@ Patented July25, 1939 PATENT OFFICE 2,167,198 t DISPLAY STAND Harry Brownstein,yWarren, Ohio, assignor of one-half to Samuel Mark London, Girard,

Application May 12, 1937, Serial No. 142,245

3 Claims.

'I'his invention relates toV display stands and more particularlydisplay racks of the type adapted to exhibit large bodies such as bedsprings, mattresses orcombinations of bed springs and mattresses. l

It is the object of the present invention to provide a display standwhich is compact, light in weight, and economical to manufacture. Anadditional feature of the invention is the convenient collapsibility ofthe stand when not in use, thereby requiring minimum storage space.

The invention further comprehends a display stand which may be adjustedto vary the supporting element thereof so that the assembly is always ina stable condition and is not subject to accidental overturning ortipping. g

Another object of the invention is to provide a display stand forsprings and mattresses in which the spring is xedly maintained in placein order not to permit any jarring movements thereof to aifect thepositioning of the mattress under display.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a display stand forsprings and mattresses fitted with a framed receptaclefor storing one ormore mattresses in rolled-up condition in addition to the one underdisplay in its fully extended position.

Other objects and purposes will appear from a more detailed descriptionof the invention following hereinafter taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a display stand in accordance with myinvention showing a spring and mattress in displaying position,

Figure 2 is a front elevation of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a plan view of the display stand,

Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional view alongr line 4 4 of Figure 3,

Figure 5 is a front elevation of a different embodiment of the inventionwith the lower portion of a spring shown in position thereon,

Figure 6 is a plan View of a display stand of the type shown in Figure5, and

Figure 7 is a longitudinal sectional view along line I-'I of Figure 6.

The display stand in accordance with the present invention is designedto support a spring and/or mattress upon the ends thereof and extendingin an upwardly direction in .order to adequately display these articles.The stand is designed to be moved from place to place as the needstherefor arise, as is the case in furniture stores, and may be collapsedin order to take up the least amount of room when the same is not' inuse.

, In Figure 1, is shown a horizontal base frame I which may be formedfrom two lateral steel angle-irons I2 and I3 of about 1 inch width and51/8 inch thickness, a rear bar I4 and a front portion 2 which preferablyhas an angular rise for purposes described hereinafter and terminates ina front bar II. f The base frame is supported on', a plurality ofrollers 'I which are attached to the:l 10 Aunderside thereof. Althoughthe rollers are rotatably mounted in their bearings, the mountingsthemselves may be fixed so that they are incapable of rotating upon theframe. AdequateK u mobility to the structure is imparted by such a 15design.

` An upwardly extending frame 3'having a top bar 4 is pivotally attachedto the rear portion of the frame I by means of rivets 8, or bolts andnuts, or like devices. 'Ihis frame 3 may be braced =-20 by arms 5extending between the frame 3 and the frame I. The point' of engagementof each of Vthese arms with frame I may be adjustable by providing aplurality of apertures 2l or a continuous slot having depressionstherein adapted 325 to fix by means of bolts or pins 22 the positioningof the arms 5 and the consequent inclination of the frame 3. Ihereby thesupporting portion 3a of the frame 3 against the bodies to be supportedsuch as the spring Ill and the mat- 30 tress 20 may be varied in .orderto dispose the `center of gravity of the displayed articles'within theboundary of the base frame I in order to render the unit stable and notsubject to accidental tipping.

In the preferred form of construction shown in Figure 3, a bracing armI6 extends between the lateral arms I2 and I3 of the base frame and aspacing frame composed of lateral arms I8 and an upwardly extending armI 9 is attached there- 40 to. This spacing frame serves to confine thelocation of the end of the spring to an intermediate portion of the baseframe, as shown in Figure 1.

In order to obtain a lightweight construction 45 and one which is moreeconomical to produce, the display stand may be of lesser width than thespring and/or mattress to be displayed. Thus the frame in Figure 3 mayhave a length of only two feet and a depth slightly greater than twofeet. As shown in Figure 3, a support is provided for the end of themattress which may be a plane Wooden board or a telescopic steel shelfI5-I5, in order to provide a support of the mattress without drooping atthe ends. In the form of the invention shown in Figures 3 andA 4, theboard in its collapsed condition ts within the confines of the framebetween the bars l2 and i3 and results in a compact unit for storage. Inthe collapsed condition of the display stand, the upwardly extendingframe 3 folds up closely against the frame l, which is permitted by thegaps occasioned by the bar IB terminating short of the vertical flangesof the arms I2 and I3.

The angular rise 2 of the base frame l is shaped therefrom so that itsupports atly the end of the mattress under display in its inclinedposition. The porition 3a of the frame 3 is shaped similarly so that itmay abut closely the portion 2 in the collapsed condition of the displaystand.

In the form of the invention illustrated in Figures 5 to 7, a base frame3| is provided with rollers 1, for a width corresponding to that of themattress and/or spring to be displayed. A bracing memberI 39 extendsbetween the end angle-irons 3l in order to brace the structure, andadditional bracing means 32 are provided 'between 'bars 3l extending atspaced points in parallel to the angle-irons 3| between the bar 39 fandthe `front bar 33.

A V-shaped frame formed by angle-irons 35 and 35, mounted upon the rearportion of the :angle irons 3l, terminates in upper bars 45 and 45,respectively, and are spaced by spacing bars 31 near the upper endsthereof. This V-frame is braced by bracing arms 38 extending between arm45 and bar 39. The horizontally extending arm-46 serves to support thespring and mattress disposed upon the display stand.

tion with or independently of the mattress in its fully opened positionat the front of the display stand.

Expedients for the adjustment and relative inclination-of the parts cithe display stand illustrated in Figures 5 to 7 may be provided in amanner shown in detail in the embodiment illus- `trated in Figures 1 to4.

` While I have described my invention as emclose to the floor leveladapted to support the body at the front portion thereof with a rearwardinclination, a second metallic frame pivotally connected to the rear endof said rst frame and adapted to extend upwardly therefrom with anadjustable inclination, said second frame embodying a horizontal bar forsupporting the body at a portion thereof resulting in a stable mount-Ying thereof, .and adjustable means connected to said two metallicframes for 4Varying 'their relative inclination.

2. A display 'stand for holding a mattress or spring body in upstandingposition, comprising a horizontal rectangular metallic frame of lesserwidth than said body, an angular rise forming an extension-of Ysaidframe, a support overlying said extension of suicient width to carry theend of the body, a metallic frame extending upwardly from the rear endof said base frame having a width corresponding thereto, -means forpivotally mounting said last mentioned frame to said base frame, `andmeans for adjusting said frame to assume varying-inclinations forsupporting the body at a portion thereof.

3; A display stand for holding a spring and mattress `body in upstandingposition adjacent to each other, `comprising ra horizontal rectangularmetallic base Yframe adjacent the floor level having an angular rise atthe front end thereof adapted to support the end of the mattress body, aspacing vloar extending upwardly for a small extent from said base frameYto the rear of said rise for spacing the spring from the mattress,

and a supoprting member pivotally mounted at the rear of .said baseframe, and means for varying the inclination thereof to vary the pointof support of said spring and mattress assembly upon said supportingmember.

, HARRY BROWNSTEIN.

